Success Stories

Alumni Spotlight: Janae McMillan

Alumni Spotlight is a recurring series of articles we post here to allow us to remember and celebrate the accomplishments of our once (and always) esteemed Huskies, who now are in the world, achieving goals they always wanted to set. …

By Javon Adote
Javon Adote
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Looking for an Internship? Why I Considered the UConn Career Center for Mine!

I first realized that I wanted to work at the Center for Career Development during my freshman year at UConn. I was a member of Law Society at the time, and the President of the organization was a strong, independent …

By Irene Soteriou
Irene Soteriou
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Student Success Story: Pedro Argueta

Pedro Argueta (he/him/his) earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychological Sciences from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in May 2019. Since graduation, Pedro has secured employment with Aetna – CVS Health as a Talent Development Associate. Hear Pedro’s story …

By Francesca Crivello
Francesca Crivello Assessment & Technology Coordinator
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Internship Success Story: Rei Bufi

Rei Bufi (she/her/hers) is earning a bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cell Biology and an Individualized major in Globalization, Art, and Activism with minors in Physiology and Neurobiology, and Human Rights at UConn in 2021. Rei participated in a virtual …

By Victoria
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Student Success Story: Leila Shwayhat

Leila Shwayhat (she/her/hers) earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the School of Engineering at UConn in May 2018. After graduation, Leila secured employment with Loureiro Engineering Associates as an Engineer. Hear Leila’s story and how the resources …

By Francesca Crivello
Francesca Crivello Assessment & Technology Coordinator
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Internship Success Story: Matt Naser

Matt Naser is earning a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences with a minor in Healthcare Management and Insurance Studies at UConn in 2021. Matt participated in a virtual internship as a General Management Corporate Internship Program Associate in the area …

By Victoria
Victoria
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An Interview with Hannah Clark

Hannah Clark is a multi-faceted student with interests and talent in mathematics, psychology, and the arts. She is currently in her junior year at UConn and sat down to talk about her experiences!

Nishitha Edupuganti: Can you introduce yourself a …

By Nishitha Edupuganti
Nishitha Edupuganti
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Student Success Story: Kritika Shankar

Kritika Shankar earned a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the College of Liberal Art and Sciences with a minor in Molecular and Cell Biology at UConn in May 2019. Since graduating, Kritika is in pursuit of a Master of Public …

By Francesca Crivello
Francesca Crivello Assessment & Technology Coordinator
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Landing an Internship as a First Year Student

As a first-year student, finding an internship can be a daunting task. It’s a chicken-and-egg problem. You want an internship to get experience, but you need experience to get an internship.

That was definitely one of my worries going into …

By Victoria Song
Victoria Song
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Student Success Story: Amanda D’Arbanville

Amanda D’Arbanville (she/her/hers) earned her bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the School of Business in December 2019. Since graduation, Amanda has secured employment with Charter Communications as a Sales & Marketing Specialist. Hear Amanda’s story and how she overcame difficulties associated …

By Francesca Crivello
Francesca Crivello Assessment & Technology Coordinator
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